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C. L. ALLEN POULTRY NEST Filed June 27 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 l, Il Il)Imm/Jox Patented ec. 1S, 1923.

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Application filed June 27, 1923. Serial No. 648,039. j

T 0 all whom t may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES L. ALLEN, acitizen of the United States, residing at Claremont, in the county ofSurry and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Poultry Nests, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings. j

This invention relates to improvements in poultry nests and moreparticularly to the provision of a metallic poultry nest.

An important object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter which is collapsible, permitting its ready ship-` ment, andwhich may be produced at a very low cost. Y

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter which is readily assembled and which wh'en assembled is free,to the greatest possible extent, of crevices in which mites and lice cancollect. l

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter which is readily installed and which is so constructed that asingle nest of a row may be readily removed if so desired.

These and other objects I attain by the c'onstruction shown in theaccompanying drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is showna preferred embodiment of my invention and wherein Figure 1 is avertical sectional view through a poultry nest constructed in accordancewith my invention;

Figure 2 is a similar view taken ati-ight angles to the view in Figurel; asimilar nest being shown adjacent thereto in dotted lines.

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the main body section and thebottom section; Y Y Y Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the innerface of the front plate.

Figure 5 is a detail sectional view show ig the manner of engagement ofthe top and bottom plates withV the main body section; and

Figure 6 is an enlarged sectional view showing the manner of connectingthe top and bottom sections to the front plate and main body section.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the nest embodies amain body section 10, which forms a back 11 and sides 12 of the nest andwhich is formed from a single sheet of metal bent to provide these threesurfaces. The back 11 has formed therein approximately centrally thereofand adjacent the top and bottom edges pairs of spaced openings 13. Thesides 12 approximately centrally'thereof are provided with spaced slits141 extending downwardly from the top edges and upwardly from the bottomedges and forming therebetween tabs 15, the purpose of which willhereinafter appear.

rlhe front of the nest is formed by a plate 16, which is providedcentrally with an entrance opening 17. lThis opening is formed bysevering a strip 18 of the material of the plate forming the front alongits side and top edges and leaving the bottom edge attached to theplate. In use the detached section 13 is bent outwardly along itsattached edge, then reverted, as indicated at 19 and the end portion 20thereof bent downwardly so that it lies against the outer face of theplate from which the front 16 is formed with its lower edge coincidentwith the lower edge of this plate. That portion of the detached section18 between the point ofattachment and the reverted portion 19 forms aledge 27 upon which the hen may step in entering the nest. Immediatelyabove the upper edge of the opening 17 a series of transversely spacedopenings 22 is formed, the )urpose of which will hereinafter appear.entrally of the. plate 16 and adjacent the top and bottoni edges thereofpairs of spaced openings 23 are pro` vided similar to the openings 13 ofthe rear wall 11 and the main body section. The vertical terminalportion 20. of the section 16, may, if so desired, be provided withopenings 241- aligning with the openings 23 of the lower edge of thefront plate 16. The side edges of the front plate are provided withrearwardly directed flanges 25, these flanges being notched, asindicated at 26, at points vertically spaced from the center of theflange to divide the flanges into three separate sections 27, 28 and 29.The flanges 27 and 29 are arranged in the same plane and the flanges 28are arranged in a plane tran. versely offset from the plane of theflanges 27 and 29 a distance such that the forward edges of the sides 12may enter between these flanges to interlock therewith.

A top 30 and bottom 31 are provided, the

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top and bottom being each provided about the side edges thereot` withvertically disposedv flanges 32 andV at the front and rea-r edgesthereof with vertically disposed flanges 33. The flanges 32 are adaptedto receive and engage against the outer walls of the sides l2 of themain body section, the central portions of the flanges 32 extendingthrough the slots la so that the tabs l5 are arranged upon the outerwalls of the flanges 32. The flanges 33 are provided'with pairs oftransverse-ly spaced openings 34 and'35 adaptedfor alignment with theopenings 13 of the rear wall sectiony 'll and the openings 23 of thefront walls ction 16, respectively. The bottom has `formed thereinadjacentits forward edge a plurality ot't-ransversely spaced openings36, corresponding in number and' spacingv to the Vopenings 22 ofthefront plate 16.

ln assembling the device the front plate 16 is appliedV tothe :t'orwardedges ot the side walls l2 of the main body section with flanges 27, 2Sand 291thereoi: interlocking withthe forward edges of these side walls,as hereinbeiiore described, thus completing the four side walls. of thenest. rher top and bottom or the nest are then applied, the tlanges 32interlockingwith the side wall tabs 15 of the Vside walls 112, ashereinbefore described; When the top and bottom are so applied theopeningsll1r and 35 oit the flanges 33' thereof align with the openings13 or 23, respectively, for the reception of securing element-sV 37these securing elements are preferably in the form of Ulshapedl wiresthe ends oi the arms of which are directed through the openings and thenbent, as at 3S, to' prevent their withdrawal.V ln assembling the devicethe edge ofthe lower edge of' the vertical portion 2O of the section 18is engaged between the forward flange33 of the bottom 31 and theadjacent face of the front plate 16, so that it rests upon the uppersurface of the bottom to be supported thereby. The Vsecuring element 37will be directed through the opening 2li or' this vertical portion, itsuch openings are provided, and will when so employed eilectuallyprevent any movement whatever ot the section i8; Attention is directedto the 'fact' that the reverted portion 190i the section 1 8 beingdownwardly inclined and attached toand abutting against they 'lirontplate serves as a bracing support for the ledge 21 to stiften the same.rllhis downward inclination fur'- ther provides between the adjacentfaces of accomplished by withdrawing the pole and removing the nestdesired. ll' it is desired to'siniultaneously remove `all ofthe neststhe pole is simply withdrawn, carrying with it all of the nests whichmay be readily removed from the. poultry house for cleansing. Being ofmetal the nest may be subjected to fire or other desired treatment toremove filth orA verminwithout damage thereto.

lt is pointed out'that a nest ot' this char acter may be readilycollapsed for shipment, will occupy but little space, isreadilyrassembled, and may be manufactured atV a very low cost. The nestis further capable oi" use as a settingY nest or asa cage to segregatetowls by employing grate wires d2. These wires are straight with theexception oione end which has a hook 43 formed thereon introducedthrough the openings 22 of' the plate 16 and their lower ends droppedthrough the openings 36 ofthe bottom platev time will in no manneifinterfere with the s ventilation or thenest. lt will, of course, beunderstood that the construction herein before set 'forth is but ayspecific'eirample of the construction of the poultry nest and is capableof a considerable range of change andmodiiication withoutfmateriallvdeparting from the spirit of my invention` and l accordingly do notlimit myself to such specific structure except as hereinafter claimed.

l claim l. ln a nest of the type described, a front plate having asection of the size ci" thedesir-ed. entrance opening separatedtherefrom al'ong'its side and upper edges, the section being vbentoutwardlyv from the plate along the attached edgel thereof to form aledge and at a point spac'ed from the plate being reverted and its endlportion brought into engagement with the plate.

2. ln a nest of the type described, a iront plate having section of thesize of the desired entrance openingl separated therefrom along its sideand upperedges, the section beine` bent outwardlT from the )late alone'b s the attached edge thereof to form a ledge and at a point spaced;from the plate being reverted and its end portion brought intoengagement with the plate and secured thereto. l f

3. In a nest of the type described, a: body portion fcrmingfourenclosingwalls anda topv and bottom, one 'pair Vof opposed walls beingprovided at the upper and lower ends thereofA with pairsl of spacedvertically eX- tending slitsforming atab, the-top and bottom being eachprovidedi upon thoseedges thereof corresponding to said.V walls witl'ivertically extending flanges engaged between the outer faces of saidwalls and the inner TI? LL.

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faces of the tabs thereof, and means for attaching the remaining wallsto the top and bottom.

4. In a nest of the type described, a body portion including a mainsection forming rear and side walls and a front wall, the front wallbeing provided along its vertical edges with a plurality of angularfianges, alternate flanges of the front wall being adapted to engageupon opposite sides of the side wall thereby to maintain the side wallsin iiXed relation to the front wall and the top and bottom memberssecured to the main section and front wall and preventing separationthereof.

5. In a nest of the type described, a body portion including a mainsection forming rear and side walls and a front wall, the front wallbeing provided along its vertical edges with a plurality of' angularflanges, alternate flanges of the front wall being adapted to engageupon opposite sides of the side wall thereby to maintain the side wallsin fixed relation to the front wall and the top and bottom memberssecured to the main section and front wall and preventing separationthereof, the side walls being vertically slit at their upper and loweredges to provide tabs, the top and bottom having vertically disposedflanges engaging the outer faces ofthe side walls and against which theinner faces of the tabs engage.

6.y In a nest of the type described, a body portion including a mainsection forming rear and side walls and a front wall, the front wallbeing provided along its vertical edges with a plurality of angularflanges, alternate iianges of the front wall being adapted to engageupon opposite sides of the side wall thereby to maintain the side wallsin fixed relation to the front wall and the top and bottom memberssecured to the main section and front wall and preventing separationthereof, the side wallsV being vertically slit at their upper and loweredges to provide tabs, the top and bottom having vertically disposedflanges engaging the outer faces of the` side walls and against whichthe inner faces of the tabs engage,

and other vertical flanges engaging the front and rear Walls andsecuring elements eX- tending through the last named ianges and theassociated walls to secure the same in fixed relation.

7. In a nest of the type described, a body portion including a mainsection forming rear and side walls and a front wall, the front wallbeing provided along its vertical edges with a plurality of angularflanges, alternate flanges of the front wall being adapted to engageupon opposite sides oi the side wall thereby to maintain the side wallsin fixed relation to the front wall and the top and bottom memberssecured to the main section and front wall and preventing separationthereof, the front wall having an entrance opening formed therein, aplurality of transversely spaced openings formed above the entranceopening, a plurality of openings formed in the bottom plate and alignedwith the openings of the front plate, and wires directed through thefirst named openings and having their ends extending through the lastnamed openings for form ing a grate preventing passage through theopening of the front plate.

8. In a nest of the type described, a body portion including a mainsection forming rear and side walls and a front wall, the front wallbeing provided along its vertical edges with a plurality of angularflanges, alternate fianges of the front wall being adapted to engageupon opposite sides of theside wall thereby to maintain the side wallsin fixed relation to the front wall and the top and bottom memberssecured to the main section and front wall and preventing Y separationthereof, the front plate having an opening therethrough, the metalremoved in forming the opening being attached to the plate along itslower edge and being bent outwardly from the plate to form a ledge andsubsequently bent inwardly and engaged with the plate to form a bracefor the ledge.

In testimony whereof I hereunto ax my signature.

CHARLES L. ALLEN.

